Missoula County, Montana (MT)

County population in 2016: 116,130 (78% urban, 22% rural); it was 95,802 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 18,916County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,384County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,793Renter-occupied apartments: 18,626 (it was 14,646 in 2000)

% of renters here:

38%

State:

32%

Land area: 2598 sq. mi.

Water area: 20.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 people per square mile (average).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Missoula County: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $270,300 (it was $128,700 in 2000)

Missoula:

$270,300

Montana:

$217,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $201,200 - $377,100

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $338,779

Here:

$338,779

State:

$282,285

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,859

Here:

$176,859

State:

$286,648

In 2-unit structures: $231,463

Here:

$231,463

State:

$232,929

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $279,142

Here:

$279,142

State:

$238,389

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,659

Here:

$163,659

State:

$158,980

Mobile homes: $43,804

Here:

$43,804

State:

$83,786

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,547Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $471

Institutionalized population: 795

Health of residents in Missoula County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.79.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.46.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.69.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.65.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.Average weight of females is 155 pounds. This is less than average.

(16.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.9% for Black residents, 15.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.7% for American Indian residents, 13.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 27.0% for other race residents, 17.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 36.4 years old
(Males: 35.3 years old, Females: 37.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.1 years old, Black residents: 40.5 years old, American Indian residents: 35.2 years old, Asian residents: 44.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.7 years old, Other race residents: 38.7 years old)

Area name: Missoula, MT MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Missoula County is $511 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $836 a month.

Agriculture in Missoula County:

Average size of farms: 403 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,044Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $125.08The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.41%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.65%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17,179Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.63%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.91%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,745The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.26%Average age of principal farm operators: 57 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.16Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.22%All wheat for grain: 1508 harvested acresVegetables: 25 harvested acresLand in orchards: 19 acres

Tornado activity:

Missoula County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 259312518.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Missoula County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Montana state average. It is 85% greater than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Missoula County, Montana in 1999 - 2014:

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (724)

Atherosclerotic heart disease (614)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (612)

Unspecified dementia (612)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (370)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (360)

Congestive heart failure (342)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (292)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (290)

Pneumonia, unspecified (256)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.02Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,775Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 349Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,932

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,215Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 657Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 120

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 23Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 177.4. This is less than state average.

95.5% of residents of Missoula speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

78% of Missoula County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Montana.